mazinibii’an

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Ojibwe

Etymology

mazin- (“image, fancy, figured”) + -bii’ (“act on by writing or drawing”) + -an (vti class marker)

Verb

mazinibii’an (stem mazinibii’-, changed conjunct form mezinibii’ang)

draw
Ogii-mazinibii’aan indengwaan ’a gwiiwizhenzhish.
A little boy sketched my face.

Derived terms

mazinibii’amaw (“draw for (someone)”)
mazinibii’igaade (“be drawn, they draw it, inanimate subject”)
mazinibii’igaazo (“be drawn, they draw it/her/him, animate subject”)
mazinibiiʼigan (“drawing, sketch, design”)
mazinibii’ige (“draw, paint a picture)”)

Related terms

mazinibiiʼ (“draw, paint a picture of, animate object”)

References

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/mazinibii-an-vti

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